Idle is bad. Ideas?
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Central Oregon
a guy rode his shovel by the place a while back it would run ok until he put it on the kick stand. The bike leaned over too far sputtered and eventually the engine died.
Put a block under the stand fixed it.
I try and always tune a bike setting upright on my bike lift rather that leaning on the stand.
Put a block under the stand fixed it.
I try and always tune a bike setting upright on my bike lift rather that leaning on the stand.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: vancouver
I adjusted the tappets, changed the plugs and it's fine now. The plugs were surely fouled. Shoulda checked that first.
I forgot to mention I have a pro clutch which is noisey and that may have been the slapping you heard. Push rods seemed okay but I adjusted em anyways.
Here's how it sounds now.
I forgot to mention I have a pro clutch which is noisey and that may have been the slapping you heard. Push rods seemed okay but I adjusted em anyways.
Here's how it sounds now.
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Cruiser
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From: vancouver
Funniest part is that I did this all this morning, runs great, went for a ride and ran outa gas, was close enough to push it to a station. Filled up and kept riding and ft my clutch cable start to snap. Turned around and went to the shop to buy one. On my way home the cable snapped and I did a roadside fix.
Know your chopper!!!!
Know your chopper!!!!
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If you have a mechanical advance unit you might make sure it is operating freely. Usually a bad advance will cause a fast idle when you throttle back ( sticks in full advance ), but it is easy enough to check.
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Central Oregon
glad you got it fixed... and fixed again. I know the feeling well.
now I am having fast idle issues with my Rigid after replacing the broke rocker arm..
no vacuum leak or any of the obvious so far.
thanks for mentioning the auto advance some thing I haven't checked or even thought about. kind of fits my issue if i snap the throttle a lot of the times it fixes it self. it is a tedds advance unit. I have an accel unit to install maybe its time.
now I am having fast idle issues with my Rigid after replacing the broke rocker arm..
no vacuum leak or any of the obvious so far.
thanks for mentioning the auto advance some thing I haven't checked or even thought about. kind of fits my issue if i snap the throttle a lot of the times it fixes it self. it is a tedds advance unit. I have an accel unit to install maybe its time.
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